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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sir Orfeo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day is the third hunt to fall on?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Saul's day.
(d) Solomon's Day.

2. How many man does Sir Orfeo take with him on the day the king is to return for Lady Heurodis?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 5,000.

3. Who is the Queen of Courtesy?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Eve.
(c) Mary.
(d) Pearl's mother.

4. What is Sir Gawain doing as "the lord" leaves for his hunt?
(a) Reading.
(b) Washing.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Having breakfast.

5. What winds wrestle with the sun during the fall?
(a) Foehn.
(b) Euros.
(c) Etesian.
(d) Welkin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sir Gawain bends in front of the Green Knight to bear his neck, what sign does he refrain from showing?

2. During the first course of the banquet, what instrument plays?

3. What do "the lord" and Sir Gawain promise to give to each other?

4. What moon has come when Sir Gawain begins to think of his quest for the Green Knight?

5. What does Sir Gawain receive just before he leaves to find the Green Knight?

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